Sadly, I did get transfered, but I am now in Olathe 1st. My new companion is Elder Ellis and he is so flippin' funny. Olathe 1st is the Spanish area where I would go on exchanges when I was in Paola. There isn't a branch, just a small group in Spanish, because there isn't enough Priesthood, but it is a sweet group so far. So, it is an English ward, but the Spanish has its own sacrament and 2nd hour... Kinda weird but cool. Our area is a very wealthy place. Like crazy rich. It is the 3rd richest county in America. There are Porsches and Audis and Mercedes and just way nice cars and homes everywhere.
We also teach English as well, but there really aren't that many in class, just because there are so many Hispanics that are willing to listen. There are a ton, and I mean A TON of apartment complexes in our area, and that's where we knock. I love it here though and I feel so blessed to still be in a Spanish area.
This week was a wild one and I felt a lot of love from the Santa Fe Branch when I found out I was leaving, it felt really good. I didn't get to go see anyone, because we had some lessons that night, but I texted and called a couple. I feel really blessed to be here in Olathe, I really like this place. It's pretty calm, but a lot of Hispanics and that is my favorite part.
Honestly I have no idea what happened this week, it was all just a blur. My new companion is named Elder Ellis, like I said, and he reminds me a lot of Trent Preuniger, just in the way that he is a giant goofball, but he is a workhorse. He's so funny though; he has cracked me up, but the kid has his head on straight and he works a ton. I was also really sad to leave Elder Harmon, I think that kid will be one of my best friends, probably for the rest of my life. If he makes it out of Ecuador alive. (In some areas, you have to wipe with your hand...) His new companion is a native speaker. Elder Sickler stayed in Riverview, but Elder Bischoff went to Liberty, another really wealthy area.
Wednesday night, in Santa Fe, we didn't have a dinner, but we did have a lesson scheduled with this 19 year old kid who just got here from Colombia. He is like a nephew or somethin of a member family. When we got there, they sat us down and ate dinner with us! And it was like 7:45 or somethin, and Hispanics usually don't eat early at all, so it was a huge blessing and I was super grateful. They were super nice and then we had a pretty good little lesson with him. I'm gonna miss that place. But I'm super happy to be here.
Elder Ogden
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